The South Australian Sardine Fishery (SASF) is a single species (Sardinops sagax) fishery worth approximately $20 million (Econsearch, 2013). Over recent years the size and age sardines caught in southern Spencer Gulf have fluctuated significantly (Ward et al. 2012). Evidence from stock assessment...
The general public has recently communicated concern to PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture regarding the potential for fin-fish aquaculture activities to attract potentially dangerous shark species to coastal areas. It is broadly considered that activities that possibly attract sharks may pose a risk...
Far from being a dwindling resource, Australia’s wild fisheries have the capacity to provide double the volumes currently harvested
By Catherine Norwood
In recent years, Australia’s wild harvest fisheries have averaged a yield of 166,000 tonnes, a decline of almost 30 per cent on our ‘peak...
The establishment, in 2002, of the Aquatic Animal Health Committee (AAHC) has provided a forum for discussion of aquatic animal health priorities by industry and government representatives. To support AAHC, the National Aquatic Animal Health Technical Working Group (NAAH-TWG) was established to...
The project in this application builds on previous research carried out by the applicants. In particular, in 2002-2004, a pilot project was carried out. The first stage (2002-2003) of this pilot project was funded by an ECU-Industry Collaborative Grant of $25,000, with 20% from the fishers. For the...